I’m having a hard time focusing on reading. It’s not that things are bad. Things are stressful in a way that uses up a lot of my mental and emotional energy. I’m working on a couple of books I received as gifts over the holidays (one from my uncle and fellow Cannonballer, degregorious), but the focus isn’t there. Beth Ellen’s review of From Lukov With Love plus the Olympic figure skating on my tv and all over my social media feeds gave me an urge to […]
Mediocre New Adult all hopped up on a Very Special message.
I’ll get this out of the way — I didn’t like this book very much. Explaining why will lead me on several tangents, so before you continue, understand that this is part review and part aimless wandering about random talking points. If you want a straightforward take on this book you’ll have to go elsewhere. I’ll be spoiling major plot points, so be forewarned of that as well. CW: ABUSE I became aware of It Ends with Us when it won the Goodreads Choice 2016 […]
Stephen King type meets RomCom Queen
Christmas was always Eva’s favorite time of year, but last year her grandmother died right before the holiday season, so as she faces her second holiday without family, Eva has to force herself to feel the same joy about the holidays that she always felt. No more moping around or evenings spent on Netflix – this December she resolves to get out there and enjoy it all. About a month before Christmas, Mitzie, an elderly client from the first novel, hires Eva to decorate her […]
Outdoorsy Love in NYC
Set a few months after Sleepless in Manhattan, Urban Genie is thriving as a growing business with all three of the co-owners being very busy. Unfortunately, it is also wedding season, and while Frankie is a genius with flowers, she is cynic when it comes to love, and more than happy to jump at an opportunity to help long time friend Matt build and design a roof top garden when he finds himself short handed. Matt, Paige’s older brother, has known Frankie for years, and […]